U.S. Grants Asylum to Romanian Seaman
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MIAMI — A Romanian merchant seaman assigned to a ship docked near Jacksonville, Fla., was granted political asylum in the United States on Thursday, immigration officials said.
The federal government granted asylum to Stefan Vernea, 38, because he had a “well-founded fear” of persecution if he returned to his communist homeland, the officials said.
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